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===[[Latin]] buzzwords===
===[[Latin]] buzzwords===
*[[Cui bono]]
*[[cui bono]]
*[[Contra proferentem]]
*[[contra proferentem]]
*[[Ipso facto]]
*[[ipso facto]]
*[[Mutatis mutandis]]
*[[mutatis mutandis]]
*[[Pari passu]]
*[[pari passu]]
*[[Prima facie]]
*[[prima facie]]
*[[Quod erat demonstrandum]]
*[[quod erat demonstrandum]]
*[[Ultra vires]]
*[[ultra vires]]
 


===[[Latin]] maxims===
===[[Latin]] maxims===
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Of course, anyone can play that game: anyone, that is, lucky enough to know someone with O-Level Latin, who can therefore make up legal maxims to one’s heart’s content.  This can be quite fun. Guess which ones are real and which ones aren’t:
Of course, anyone can play that game: anyone, that is, lucky enough to know someone with O-Level Latin, who can therefore make up legal maxims to one’s heart’s content.  This can be quite fun. Guess which ones are real and which ones aren’t:


*[[nemo dat quod non habet]]
*[[anus matronae parvae malas leges faciunt]]
*[[anus matronae parvae malas leges faciunt]]
*[[bonum ovum esse]]
*[[fatum nos privet etiam parvis victoriis]]
*[[fatum nos privet etiam parvis victoriis]]
*[[nemo dat quod non habet]]
*[[non mentula esse]]
*[[non mentula esse]]